Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Upper Mahantongo township


Total Population 696 SEX Male 353 Female 343 AGE Under 5 years 43 5 to 17 years 134 18 to 20 years 22 21 to 24 years 34 25 to 44 years 170 45 to 54 years 103 55 to 59 years 30 60 to 64 years 34 65 to 74 years 77 75 to 84 years 43 85 years and over 6 Median age 37.3 Under 18 years 177 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 126 Percent of total population 18.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 257 Family households (families) 203 Married-couple families 188 Percent of total households 73.2 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 8 Nonfamily households 54 Percent of total households 21.0 Householder living alone 48 Householder 65 years and over 30 Persons living in households 696 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 696 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 271 Occupied housing units 257 Owner occupied 213 Percent owner occupied 82.9 Renter occupied 44 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 232 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 25 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 127 Less than $50,000 91 $50,000 to $99,999 29 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 36,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 20 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 160 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 127 White 127 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997